Pestilence

Definition:

  • (n.) Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.
  • (n.) Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers.

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